Tap water in Burkina Faso

Not safe to drink

This reflects the CDC's travel health guidance for Burkina Faso; no WHO coverage figure is published for this country. National figures describe a country, not the tap in front of you.

What the sources say

US CDC Travelers' Health

Advises travellers that tap water is generally not safe to drink in Burkina Faso.

Numbeo

0.0/100 on the water drinkability and accessibility index, which Numbeo reads as “Very low”. This one is crowdsourced from residents rather than measured.

Lonely Planet

Tap water is not drinkable in any destination in Burkina Faso. Drink bottled water.

This is a national picture, and it varies. Some cities treat their water to a standard the country as a whole does not reach. Where the water is not safe, boiling, filtering or sealed bottles are the usual options, and ice and raw salad washed in tap water carry the same risk as the water itself.

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